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Michelangelo |
Born: March 6, 1475 Died: February 18, 1564 (at age 88) Occupation: Architect, Sculptor, Painter, Poet, Engineer, Visual Artist. Nationality: Italian Creation: David, Peita, ceiling paintings of the Rome's Sistine Chapel, Last Judgement, Battle of the Centaurs, Madonna seated on a step. Contribution: Fun Fact: His full name is Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni |
David made by Michelangelo |
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Henry VIII of England |
Born : June 28, 1491 Died: January 28, 1547 (at age 56) Occupation: King of England (ruled for 36 years) Nationality: English Creation: Church of England, Had 6 wives because he was trying to have a baby boy but unfortially was unsuccesful. Contribution: He was the strongest of the Tudors.Started his on church. Came up with Divine Right; a kings power comes from god alone. In 1534 the Parliament passes the of Supremacy; makes king ruler of the Church of England. Then he closes all churches and reopens them under priests appointed by him. Fun Fact: Had six wives. |
Henry and his six wives |
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Christopher Columbus |
Born:October 31, 1451 Died: May 20, 1506 (at age 55) Occupation: Explorer, navigator, and colonizer Nationality: Italian Creation: Discovered the ¨New World¨of the Americas. Contribution: Mistook Bahamas for the East Indies and names the island San Salvador in 1492. Transforms islands into colonies. Fun Fact: His full name is Cristoforo Colmbo. |
Christopher Columbus Travel Route |
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Elizabeth I of England |
Born: September 7, 1533 Died: March 24, 1603( at age 70) Occupation: Queen of England, Political Nationality: English Creation: Kept England in the ascendant through wars and political and religious turmoil. Contribution: she worked with the Parliament. She rules until 1603 and then dies without an heir. After she dies her cousin James Staurt becomes king James I. Fun Fact: her nick name was Virgin Queen.
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¨I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a women" Elizabeth I of England
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Martin Luther |
Born: November 10, 1483 Died: February 18, 1546 (at age 63) Occupation: Physician, Writer, Theologian, Professor, Priest, Monk. Nationality: Roman Creation: He created the 95 theses to fix the Roman Catholic Church. Contribution: He then posts his ideas, in 1517, in Wittenberg, Germany and begins debating those who read them. Later on the thesis are copied by the printing press and spread through out Europe. Fun Fact: At birth his name was Martin Ludor.
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Martin Luther's 95 Theses |
